NGC 163

Summary

NGC 163 is an elliptical galaxy^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #22 of 122).^[2]

Key Facts

• NGC 163 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].
• NGC 163's image is recorded as NGC 0163 SDSS.jpg^[4].
• NGC 163's instance of is recorded as elliptical galaxy^[5].
• NGC 163's constellation is recorded as Cetus^[6].
• NGC 163's galaxy morphological type is recorded as E^[7].
• NGC 163's galaxy morphological type is recorded as -3^[8].
• NGC 163's part of is recorded as Q67622926^[9].
• NGC 163's part of is recorded as Q67795074^[10].
• NGC 163's Commons category is recorded as NGC 163^[11].
• NGC 163's catalog code is recorded as NGC 163^[12].
• NGC 163's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J00355984-1007183^[13].
• NGC 163's catalog code is recorded as MCG-02-02-066^[14].
• NGC 163's catalog code is recorded as PGC 2149^[15].
• NGC 163's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ003559.8-100718^[16].
• NGC 163's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J003559.82-100718.1^[17].
• NGC 163's catalog code is recorded as NPM1G -10.0017^[18].
• NGC 163's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 2149^[19].
• NGC 163's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2425662048335763072^[20].
• NGC 163's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1798-12-10T00:00:00Z^[21].
• NGC 163's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01995'}^[22].
• NGC 163's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01973'}^[23].
• NGC 163's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.13'}^[24].
• NGC 163's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.64'}^[25].
• NGC 163's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.70'}^[26].
• NGC 163's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.6330'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

NGC 163 is credited with the discovery of William Herschel^[3].

Why It Matters

NGC 163 draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (elliptical_galaxy category, ranking #22 of 122).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]